Easy Way of Cultivation: Power Harvesting

Chapter 489 - 271: Chaos Approaches, Hand Over the Life Tokens

"This old body of mine..."

Above the sky, Elder Gongyang showed a pained expression, a faint glow emanating from his brow, as he unleashed his Will Power to resist the terrifying pressure.

Wei Fan’s sensation wasn’t as intense, but his golden Primordial Spirit felt as if it was being suppressed by a massive boulder, bringing an uncomfortable feeling.

He invoked no skill to ward off this pressure, descending from the sky alongside Elder Gongyang.

"Hall Master, why has the Dao Collapse suddenly accelerated?"

He was already certain that the Dao Collapse had nothing to do with him, and it wasn’t because he slaughtered the Beidou Sword King that it accelerated.

Elder Gongyang sat cross-legged on the ground, struggling to look up at the sky, only to see the grand and magnificent Taoist Principles of Qi Daozhen shatter piece by piece and disintegrate, the invisible pressure surging in all directions, impacting the Primordial Spirits of these Martial Kings.

"I don’t know either, in all my years, this is the first time I’ve seen such a sight, and it has happened twice in such a short span."

Even he was unaware of what caused the changes in the collapse of Qi Daozhen’s Taoist Principles, and this time it was even more intense and lasted longer than the last!

"At this rate, upheaval in the Wilderness is imminent, I’m not sure if it’s good or bad..."

He showed a worried expression, still struggling against the terrifying pressure brought by the accelerated Dao Collapse.

Wei Fan frowned, "The acceleration of the Dao Collapse should mean the Wilderness can return to the normal world faster, with a cultivation environment similar to the outside. Isn’t this a good thing? Why would there be chaos?"

He didn’t understand the Dao Collapse, having only heard the term from Feng Hua, but according to Feng Hua’s explanation, the acceleration of the Dao Collapse should be a good thing.

Once the Dao Collapse ends, the Wilderness would return to normal, allowing everyone to cultivate normally, with hopes of becoming a Saint or even stronger. Some prodigious talents wouldn’t be stuck forever in the Wilderness.

Elder Gongyang shook his head, "The acceleration of the Dao Collapse is indeed good, but it will also bring about negative events."

He glanced at Wei Fan, understanding that Wei Fan only had a partial understanding of the Dao Collapse, and explained, "Since Qi Daozhen’s demise, his Dao has begun to collapse, suppressing and affecting the Wilderness for ten thousand years.

When the Dao Collapse completely ends, the world will rebound, and the Wilderness will be nourished, releasing the suppressed Essence Qi in a short period, and the Taoist Principles sequence will stand out, turning the Wilderness into the supreme cultivation haven in the world.

And the beings living in the Wilderness, tainted by the aura of the Dao Collapse, will have far better Enlightenment Dao effects than those from the outside who come here.

As a result, external experts will flock here before the Dao Collapse ends to gain the same Enlightenment Dao effects as the native beings of the Wilderness.

By then, many Martial Kings and even Martial Saints will come, and the chaos caused by the influx of external experts—Martial Kings and Demon Kings, Martial Saints and Demon Saints—will inevitably disrupt the order that has formed over the years in the Wilderness, leading to chaos."

The current Demon Hunter Organization is fundamentally incapable of restraining those external experts to adhere to the rules of the Wilderness.

External experts are not unable to enter the Wilderness; there hasn’t been an incentive worth the cost of breaking through the Dao Collapse Barrier surrounding the Wilderness. Now that there is, just as Feng Hua could enter, surely more will follow.

"I will return to the Sub-Palace as a watchman, be careful in the future. Having slain the Celestial Cyan Demon King and Beidou Sword King, the Desert Martial Alliance and Demon Fiends may unite against you. If you are ambushed, contact me immediately; I’ll be on the lookout for you.

Do not be reckless. You are currently the youngest Martial King in the Wilderness; even if the Dao Collapse does not accelerate further, you can easily live to see that time.

With your talent and the nourishment the world gives to the beings of the Wilderness, becoming a Saint is not a big issue. Do not perish prematurely!"

This time, the acceleration of the Dao Collapse lasted even longer than the last. Once things returned to normal, Elder Gongyang soared to the skies, returning to the Daqian Kingdom.

As Sub-Palace Master, he couldn’t be away for long. Wei Fan soon also returned to the Daliang Capital.

"I hope there will be some gains!"

He retrieved the Beidou Sword King’s Storage Gourd, and after imbuing it with his Heart Spirit, he quickly erased the Beidou Sword King’s imprint, revealing an expansive space within his Heart Spirit.

There were many items, a pile of Spirit Medicines and Elixirs, numerous glittering ores, and a variety of other things. However, after Wei Fan inspected each one, he couldn’t find what he was hoping for—Martial King level Martial Arts.

The Martial King is already top level in the Wilderness, and at Wei Fan’s current realm, apart from a Cultivation Technique, nothing else would be useful.

Even though the value of the items within the Beidou Sword King’s Storage Gourd far exceeded the millennia of accumulation of a Peak Sect, they were still useless to him.

"However, the materials to set up an array for Yunhua Sect are available."

Although they were useless to him, they could be used for Yunhua Sect. The Yunhua Sect was implicated because of him and forced to relocate and rebuild their mountain gate. Naturally, he felt bad about it. These useless items could be used to refine a Martial King level Mountain Protection Array for Yunhua Sect, which could be considered some sort of gain!

"I should take this time to refine the Array Banner first!"

He began taking out various materials one by one to start refining.

...

In the outside world, aside from Martial King powerhouses, not even Martial Venerables were aware of the unusual event of the Dao Collapse today. Following Wei Fan’s return to the Imperial Palace, the Liang Kingdom Martial King battles swiftly spread throughout the Jianghu.

After Wei Fan annihilated the Song Family, he issued an ultimatum to the sects within Da Liang. As the Martial King battle erupted, even those unaware of the details would associate it with the Desert Martial Alliance and Wei Fan.

Initially, it was mere speculation, but it didn’t take long for news to spread from Da Liang’s Peak Sects, confirming that the Martial King battle indeed involved Wei Fan.

The Beidou Sword King of the Desert Martial Alliance came to kill Wei Fan, soon triggering the Martial King battle. Whether it was a battle directly with Wei Fan or with the Martial King supporting him, no one could say.

However, one fact confirmed from the mouths of disciples of the Beidou Sword Sect was that the Beidou Sword King fell, being slain in an ambush while targeting Wei Fan. The Saint Sect of Guangling that organized the Desert Martial Alliance remained silent, seemingly also muted, not daring to provoke Wei Fan further.

This news shocked the entire Desert region, leaving countless people in awe.

The Desert Martial Alliance indeed dispatched a Martial King to kill Wei Fan, who repeatedly provoked them, yet the result was the Beidou Sword King being counter-killed, and even the Saint Sect remained subdued, not daring to voice out.

"A Martial King under twenty years old, what kind of demon is this?"

"It’s truly earth-shattering, shining throughout ancient times; in ten thousand years of the desert, no one has been able to match him!"

"One day, the Demon Fiends of the desert might be wiped out singlehandedly by him."

"Not just the Demon Fiends; given Wei Fan’s nature, he might even flatten the sects!"

...

Everyone who believed Wei Fan had become a Martial King was astounded. Those following news of Wei Fan knew he was not yet twenty, and for ninety-nine percent of Jianghu people, becoming one of the Celestial and Human Five Masters at twenty would already classify one as a prodigy.

A twenty-year-old Martial King is something unheard of in the desert for over ten thousand years.

Of course, some still doubted Wei Fan was a Martial King; a twenty-year-old Martial King seemed too frightening. Although the Beidou Sword King died in pursuit of Wei Fan, no one witnessed the battle scene to verify that Wei Fan was indeed the one who slew the Beidou Sword King.

After all, when Wei Fan destroyed the Extreme Martial Sect, he was still at the Golden Body Eighth Rank, and it’s been just over a month since Extreme Martial Sect’s annihilation.

No matter how prodigious, it’s impossible to become a Martial King in just over a month.

"Guangling Sect is silent; the Desert Martial Alliance is going to disband!"

An elder remarked such words.

Whether or not it was Wei Fan who slew the Beidou Sword King, this matter is extremely unfavorable for the Desert Martial Alliance and Guangling Sect. Without decisively striking against Wei Fan, why should the allied sects of the Desert Martial Alliance continue to obey Guangling Sect and be used as pawns?

Before Wei Fan swept clean the Desert Martial Alliance, it would be wise to first negotiate with the Demon Hunter Organization and the Demon Suppression Bureau of various countries to strategize against the Demon Fiends.

The root of Wei Fan’s confrontation with the Desert Martial Alliance was these entrenched sects failing to combat the Demon Fiends, merely draining the Human Race, provoking his ire.

Initially, this was why Wei Fan annihilated the four major sects of Su City, leading to his confrontation with the Desert Martial Alliance.

Especially the sects within Da Liang, already given Wei Fan’s final ultimatum, frazzled since they believed the Beidou Sword King could kill Wei Fan and thus ignored his warnings.

The Beidou Sword King was counter-killed, and they were the most panicked.

Naturally, the royal families of the Desert Countries were also anxious since Wei Fan had wiped out both the Great Victory Dynasty and the Chu Kingdom Imperial Family for failing to combat the Demon Fiends and simply draining the Human Race.

Notably, Wei Fan initially spared the Qin Family of the Great Victory Dynasty twice and the Song Family of the Chu Kingdom once, not because he feared destroying the royal family but due to concerns that such action might lead to chaos, causing suffering among the common people.

Recently, he eradicated both families because the royal families made no effort against the Demon Fiends; the Martial Venerables merely sat in high places. By eliminating them and supporting new leaders aligned with his vision to govern the world, it offered many benefits.

Now everyone knows that after all sect elites in the Dragon Kingdom entered the Demon Suppression Bureau, its strength multiplied several times, leaving the border Demon Fiends too afraid to act.

"The remaining nineteen sects have all communicated with the Demon Suppression Bureau, willing to enter and participate in combating the Demon Fiends!"

By evening, Deng Yuchang came to see Wei Fan, delivering the latest news.

The nineteen previously undecided sects are all willing to join the Demon Suppression Bureau, submitting to its command to fight against the Demon Fiends.

The fall of the Beidou Sword King thoroughly frightened them. Although a day remains for them to flee Da Liang, not one sect dared to leave, lest the next place they escaped to be conquered by Wei Fan, which would be disastrous.

Wei Fan’s expression remained unchanged, having long anticipated this outcome. He scoffed coldly, "Tell these nineteen sects that the matter of the Beidou Sword King displeases me. I don’t trust their genuine submission; let them all hand over their Life Tokens if they are Divine Realm Martial Sect or higher to be balanced; if they refuse these conditions, I’ll visit them personally."

Watching first to see if the Beidou Sword King could kill Wei Fan—if he succeeded, all would rejoice; if he failed, they’d lower their heads. There’s no such convenient outcome.

Although Wei Fan did not directly annihilate the nineteen sects, he proposed harsh requirements.

He always detested having his fate controlled by others, which is why he didn’t demand handing over Life Tokens from those sects of the Dragon Kingdom. But regarding these nineteen sects, he wouldn’t act like he did with the Dragon Kingdom.

"Alright!"

Deng Yuchang departed, conveying Wei Fan’s words through the Demon Suppression Bureau in various states to the nineteen sects. As for the outcome, it was beyond his influence.